Professor Tomislav Friščić will return to the Department of Chemistry in mid-2027 as one of McGill University’s six inaugural Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada. Read the full story ➡️ mcgill.ca/x/5LR

In this recent article, Pankow and team show how β-Citronellol enables mechanochemical Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions in moderate to excellent yields under ambient conditions 👇 🔗 Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6mr...

Mechanical grinding induces colour and luminescence shifts in Cu(I) halide coordination polymers containing Cu₂I₂ and Cu₂Br₂ rhomboidal clusters, while a related polymer with a rigid (CuI)ₙ cluster remains non-mechanochromic. 🔍Read the full article for free: pubs.rsc.org/mr/article/2...

RSC Mechanochemistry and CrysEngComm announce this open call for papers for a special collection to honour Professor Robert Schurko. blogs.rsc.org/mr/2026/07/3... A collection to highlight all the exceptional work inspired by Professor Schurko's lasting impact as a scientist, mentor, and leader.

In their latest RSC Mechanochemistry publication, Dzmitry Kananovich, Riina Aav and team demonstrate how brief ball milling initiates carbodiimide-mediated amide coupling. The reaction continues unaided, suggesting why mechanical energy input is needed. Read more: pubs.rsc.org/mr/article/d...

Are you a grad student or early-career scientist? Abstract submissions are open for our autumn conference poster session at @ox.ac.uk. Prizes sponsored by @rscsustainability.rsc.org, @greenchemistry.rsc.org, @rscmechanochem.rsc.org. 📅⏰ Friday, 28 August 2026 Register: forms.office.com/e/NtvY7u5Rm1

We are thrilled to announce a Festschrift for Professor Frédéric Lamaty in honour of his 60th Birthday! This issue highlights advances at the interface of mechanochemistry, green chemistry and catalysis, reflecting the impact of Frédéric’s career. Read the collection: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2026/07/2...

Just Bead It! 💥 Discover the rapid optimization and scale-up of a one-pot Wittig olefination–Diels-Alder reaction sequence using an agitator bead mill, where the Faculty of Technical Chemistry, TU Wien @chemistry-tuw.bsky.social, joined forces with the WAB-GROUP...

Have you checked out the RSC Mechanochemistry Students’ Choice collection yet? 🎓✨ Read the Students’ Choice posts on the RSC Mechanochemistry blog: blogs.rsc.org/mr/ Discover the RSC Mechanochemistry research that inspired the discussion: pubs.rsc.org/mr/collectio...

The time has come where we celebrate our RSC Mechanochemistry outstanding reviewers of 2025. In this Editorial we show our appreciation to all our superb reviewers for their support in 2025. Read below to find out who were named Outstanding Reviewers. pubs.rsc.org/mr/article/3...

RSC Mechanochemistry issue 4 has been published! Read for free from the latest issue here: pubs.rsc.org/mr/issue

Congratulations to the Fluorine Circularity team, led by Professor Tetsuo Shibata, who received the Organic Chemistry Horizon Prize for pioneering mechanochemical and room-temp strategies to defluorinate and upcycle fluoropolymers + PFAS into valuable fluorochemicals www.rsc.org/standards-an...

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ICYMI: we announced over 60 winners of our 2026 Prizes on Wednesday. From cutting-edge organic synthesis to neglected tropical diseases, battery technology to archaeological chemistry – the breadth is extraordinary. Explore every winner: https://rsc.li/4fQxpLa #RSCPrizes #ChemSky

Check out this review on mechanochemical synthesis of enzyme-embedded porous organic frameworks! Zhi-Wei Li, Guosheng Chen and colleagues present useful mechanochemical methods that facilitate access to multifunctional biocomposites. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D4MR...

Access to enzyme@porous organic framework biocomposites based on mechanochemical synthesis

Enzymes serve as highly efficient and selective biological catalysts, essential across diverse fields such as industry, medicine, and biotechnology, and are vital to green chemistry due to their effic...

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Want to know more about sonochemical reaction dynamics? Madeleine Bussemaker and team explore the effect of acoustic and external factors on sonoluminescence, sonochemiluminescence and dosimetry in this recent article 👇 doi.org/10.1039/D5MR...

Correlation of sonochemical activities measured via dosimetry and an area-selective analysis of sono(chemi)luminescence

Ultrasonic industrial applications require theoretical support and practical guidance from a comprehensive understanding of sonochemical reaction dynamics. The influence of acoustic factors (frequency...

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From solids to ionic liquids — read about the scalable mechanochemical synthesis of ionic liquids for electrochemical applications in this recent article by de Oliveira, Torresi and team 👇 doi.org/10.1039/D6MR...

Solid-to-liquid mechanochemistry: multiscale synthesis of electrochemically relevant ionic liquids

Ionic liquids (ILs) offer unique properties for electrochemical applications, but their synthesis typically requires large volumes of solvents and costly reagents, limiting scalability and sustainabil...

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RSC Mechanochemistry has reached an important milestone – its first Journal Impact Factor of 3.3. The work we publish advances the impact of mechanochemistry from fundamental to applied innovations. Discover our range of metrics, which will continue to be updated ➡ www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

An efficient route to ethylenes💡 Using ball‑milling conditions, this study delivers a scalable McMurry reaction with up to 97% yield and strong functional group tolerance. Explore the research: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Mechanochemical McMurry reaction

In this study, a mechanochemical adaptation of the McMurry coupling reaction was developed to synthesize ethylenes using Zn/TiCl4/Et3N as reagents. Leveraging solvent-free ball-milling conditions, the...

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Catch up on this trending article by Guido Kickelbick 'Mechanochemical activation and sodium intercalation in the NaTi2(PO4)3 NASICON structure'. #Chemsky Read it for free here: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Mechanochemical activation and sodium intercalation in the NaTi2(PO4)3 NASICON structure

NaTi2(PO4)3, a NASICON-type sodium titanium phosphate (NTP), is a promising candidate for sodium-ion energy storage due to its robust structural and electrochemical properties. This study explores the...

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Check out this trending review article 'Reassessing mechanochemical processes in polyatomic systems for smart fabrication of nanocomposites' by RSC Mechanochemistry Advisory board member Adam Michalchuk . Catch up on this paper for free here: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Learn more about the exciting world of mechanochemistry from leaders in the field. This editorial collection illuminates all corners of mechanochemistry, bringing to you, current and ground breaking research in this ever developing field. pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Check out this recent article by Hedong Zhang and coworkers to discover how diamond-like carbon surfaces affect the mechanochemical degradation of PFPE lubricants in heat-assisted magnetic recording 💎 Read for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MR...

ReaxFF molecular dynamics study of mechanochemical degradation of PFPE lubricants on DLC in heat-assisted magnetic recording

Understanding the degradation mechanisms of perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricants is critical for the reliability of Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) systems. In this study, we conducted ReaxFF ...

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Check out the mechanochemical synthesis of calcium-based heavy Grignard reagents for the arylation of gem-difluorostyrenes in this recent article from RSC Mechanochemistry Editorial Board member Hajime Ito, Koji Kubota and team 👇 @hajito1.bsky.social Read for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D4MR...

Direct arylation of gem-difluorostyrenes using in situ mechanochemically generated calcium-based heavy Grignard reagents

In this study, we disclosed that calcium-based heavy Grignard reagents, prepared in situ through a mechanochemical method, reacted with gem-difluorostyrenes in the absence of transition-metal catalyst...

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Discover mechanocatalysis in a ball mill in this article by RSC Mechanochemistry Editorial Board member Lars Borchardt, Johanna Templ and team! This article presents a new approach to Mizoroki–Heck coupling of aryl iodides with olefins, catalysed by palladium milling balls 👇 doi.org/10.1039/D5MR...

Thermally accelerated Heck reaction under direct mechanocatalysis using palladium milling balls

We present a direct mechanocatalytic approach for the Mizoroki–Heck coupling of aryl iodides with olefins using palladium milling balls as catalyst under elevated temperatures in a ball milling reacto...

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A nanoparticle conjugation strategy to enhance piezoelectric property and mechanochemical reaction performance of protein-based materials is discussed in the final contribution to the Students’ Choice collection 🧑‍🎓💥 Find out more in the blog post: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2026/05/1...

This homogeneous, non-pyrophoric powder of Na/NaCl was prepared by ball-milling and used as a reductant in the mechanochemical synthesis of a magnesium(I) dimer! Check out the article by @kylegpearce.bsky.social and coworkers here 👉 doi.org/10.1039/D5MR...

Mechanochemically micronised Na/NaCl; a superfine reductant

A free-flowing, homogeneous and non-pyrophoric powder of Na/NaCl is prepared via planetary ball-milling. The mechanochemically micronised Na/NaCl serves as a highly activated source of sodium and was ...

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Find out about the challenges of understanding kinetics of mechanochemical reactions in this article from RSC Mechanochemistry Editorial Board member Hajime Ito and team. This work develops a scaling theory to understand the effect of mechanical stress on ball milling👇 doi.org/10.1039/D4MR...

Scaling theory for the kinetics of mechanochemical reactions with convective flow

Deep understanding of reaction kinetics in mechanochemical conditions is crucial to further advance this field of solid-state chemistry. However, a formidable challenge owing to the complexity of thes...

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RSC Mechanochemistry issue 3 has been published! Read for free from the latest issue here: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Check out the latest article by Dowdell and co-workers! Mechanochemical HCl salification enables rapid access to novel solid forms using stoichiometric acid, with 35/37Cl solid-state NMR probing chloride environments. Read the research for free here:

Synthesis of organic HCl salts via mechanochemical salification and their characterization with 35/37Cl solid-state NMR spectroscopy

Hydrochloride (HCl) salts are among the most common solid forms of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) because of their favorable physicochemical properties, including enhanced solubility and…

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🚨 Photoluminescent silicon quantum dots are discussed in the latest contribution to the Students’ Choice series! 🚨 Read the blog post from Laura Calderone, Luca Viaggi and Lucia Tornincasa: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2026/04/3...

Read the work by Franziska Habermann and co‑workers on how LiCl and NaCl influence the thermal dehydrogenation behaviour of Ca(AlH₄)₂. 🌡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Thermodynamic and kinetic study of the effect of LiCl and NaCl on the thermal dehydrogenation of Ca(AlH4)2

The presented work sets out to investigate the dehydrogenation behaviour of Ca(AlH4)2 + 2MCl (M = Li, Na) mixtures. In contrast to the by-product NaCl, which does not affect the decomposition of Ca(Al...

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